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amontillado
 
 
(mn´´tlä´d) (KEY) , dry sherry noted for its delicate bouquet, resembling the wine of Montilla, Spain, from which it derives its name. A blend of pale, dry sherries of the palma type, it assumes in aging a darker color.
 
 
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